946 Quotes by Tahereh Mafi

We’re so good at masking our hunger until the knocks at the door cripple our dignity.

And every moment in the world drops dead just then, because they woke up and realized they’d never be as important as this one.

People are idiots, love. Their opinions are worthless.

I lived in a really dark place. I wasn’t safe in my own mind. I woke up every morning hoping to die and then spent the rest of the day wondering if maybe I was already dead because I couldn’t even tell the difference.

He’s smiling like someone’s strung the stars across his lips.

Do you know how much I love you?” I say. “I love – loved you so much. So much.

I felt blind and deaf at the same time, like i was moving through a fog, and i realized then- as i realizd everytime something like this happened- that i was never as strong as i hope to be.

I dressed the way I did not because I was trying to be a nun, but because it felt good – and because it made me feel less vulnerable in general, like I wore a kind of armor every day. It was a personal preference.

We’re going to find time for happiness. Because how can we stand against tyranny if we ourselves are filled with hate?